COMMANDERS SITREP 71

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 71                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP  22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91                                                    

Document Number:         40

Folder Seq  #:         79






                                       UNCLASSIFIED


                  FROM: CDR VII CORPS//CG//

                  TO: C014USARCENT//CG/G3//

                  CLASSIFICATION: SECRET


                  SUBJECT: CO      DERIS SITREP #71

                  PRECEDENCE: IMMEDIATE


                  REPORTING PERIOD: 28210OZ TO 29210OZ MAR 91

          :Iiu)+r+ OPERATIONS SUMMARY.
              A4U)+rp+ CORPS OVERVIEW:
                  (IJU@ VII CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG DML AND

          OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY 8, CONTINUES TO CLEAR SECTORS, CONTROLS THE

          CENTCOM DIRECTED D    CATION LINE AND IRAQI MILITARY AND CIVILIAN

          MOVEMENT IN CONTROLLED AREAS, PROVIDES       ITARIAN ASSISTANCE,

          AND CONTINUES DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S. CORPS RETAINS THE CAPABILITY

          FORWARD TO CONDUCT OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. MOVEMENT OF CIVILIANS

          INTO CORPS SECTOR ACROSS THE DEMARCATION LINE REMAINS HIGH.

          REPORTS FROM GROUPS FLEEING BASRA AND AN NASARIYAH INDICATE

          POSSIBLE DELIBERATE ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS AND WORSENING LIVING


          CONDITIONS IN BOTH AREAS. CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF


          ALLEGED IRAQI MILITARY COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST THE LOCAL

          POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION. AERIAL SEARCH AND

          GROUND RECOVERY OPERATIONS OF FRIENDLY EQUIPMENT CONTINUES

          SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE IDENTIFICATION AND DESTRUCTION OF ENEMY

          MATERIAL IN VII CORPS SECTOR. CORPS HAS DESTROYED 2169 COMBAT

          VEHICLES, 2516 TACTICAL VEHICLES, 2828 WEAPONS, 613 BUNKERS, 792

          AMMUNITION DUMPS, 137 ENGINEER VEHICLES, AND 1 NAVAL VESSEL (GUN

          BOAT). SELECT UNITS ARE CONDUCTING RECONNAISSANCE ON SUSPECTED


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File Room = jun96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
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Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 71
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 02-JAN-1997